Overview

The iPhone 7 Plus is the most powerful and in many ways most innovative iPhone ever made – which also makes it one of the best smartphones full stop.

With a slim metal body that’s more stylish than ever, thanks to less visible antenna bands, it’s a great looking phone, especially in the new black and jet black shades. The iPhone 7 Plus is also a durable phone, as it’s dust proof and water resistant.

The screen is the star of course, with the phone packing a 5.5-inch 1080 x 1920 display, sporting natural colours and pumping out a lot of brightness when needed.

But the camera is almost as important, as Apple has stuck a dual-lens 12MP snapper on the phone, allowing for standard shots or 2x optical zoom – a feature you’ll find on almost no other handsets. That’s combined with optical image stabilisation to counteract camera shake and a quad-LED flash for bright, natural looking photos even in low-light. Plus, the snapper has advanced tools like support for RAW files, and on the front there’s an upgraded 7MP selfie snapper.

The iPhone 7 Plus is a powerhouse of a phone too, with a quad-core A10 Fusion processor delivering vastly improved power from the previous generation, while the battery offers an hour of extra life, so you can stay glued to your screen for longer. A second speaker pumps out stereo sound and a redesigned home button vibrates to notifications, while up to 256GB of built-in storage ensures you’ll never run low on space.

The iPhone 7 Plus launches on September 16th but you can pre-order it now, with SIM-free prices starting at £719, while contracts begin at around £44 per month with £149 upfront.